vinelike

Grows by twining

Vinelike describes something resembling a vine in form or growth pattern—typically long, slender, and climbing or trailing.

The word applies to plants with similar habits vinelike tendrils crept up the trellis or to anything that spreads or clings in that manner vinelike cables snaked across the floor.

climbing

trellis

Garden climbing structure

  • tendrilCoiling plant appendage
  • ivyEvergreen climbing plant
  • creeperTrailing or climbing plant

clematis · wisteria · jasmine · honeysuckle · bougainvillea · morning glory · grapevine · kudzu · liana · rambler

twining

tendril

Coiling plant appendage

  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • spiralCurve winding around center
  • twineStranded cord for tying

curl · wrap · loop · entwine · interlace · cling · clasp · wind · encircle · grasp

appearance

sinuous

Curving in flowing turns

meandering · ropy · stringy · slender · flexible · supple · leafy · verdant · tangled · wild

growth

trailing

Following behind something

sprawling · draping · cascading · dangling · hanging · runner · shoot · sprout · stem · node

Opposites
growth habit/plant form

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Vertical or morally sound

bushy · shrubby · treelike · erect · compact

Family

vine, vintage, vines, vineyard, vintner, vineyards, vinous, vintners, viniculture

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G